| Title | Originally aired | Description |
| Art Prison | 2018 | Aired on July 29, 2018. |
| Bad Guys | 2016 | Aired on December 4, 2016. |
| Captain Sturdy: The Originals | 2003 | Produced by Renegade Animation. Sequel/rework to a Cartoon Network 2001 pilot originally aimed at children. Rejected by Adult Swim. |
| Cheyenne Cinnamon and the Fantabulous Unicorn of Sugar Town Candy Fudge | 2010 | Features the voices of Neko Case and MC Chris. The pilot aired on March 29, 2010, as the winner of an online popularity contest sponsored by Burger King. It was not picked up as a series. |
| Chuck Deuce | 2018 | Aired on May 13, 2018. |
| Di Bibl | 2019 | Aired on April 22, 2019. |
| Duckworth | 2011 | Live-action pilot created by Dave Willis and Matt Harrigan starring Matt Berry, Dana Snyder, Jason Mantzoukas, and Bill Raymond. Pilot aired in Adult Swim's "DVR Theater" on January 18, 2011. |
| Eggland | 2022 | Produced in 2022. Pilot uploaded to the Adult Swim's YouTube channel on August 3, 2024. |
| The Finkel Files | 2002 | Produced by FlickerLab and aired in 2002; rejected by Cartoon Network. |
| Filthy Sexy Teen$ | 2013 | Live action pilot created by Paul Scheer, Jonathan Stern, and Curtis Gwinn. Produced by Abominable Pictures and Scheer's company 2nd Man On The Moon. Premiered on October 10, 2013. Later picked up by online service Fullscreen. |
| Gigglefudge, USA! | 2016 | Aired April 11, 2016. |
| The Groovenians | 2002 | Created by Kenny Scharf and produced by Cartoon Network Studios. Rejected due to extremely negative reviews from critics and audiences. |
| The Hindenburg Explodes! | 2016 | Live-action comedy centering on the Hindenburg disaster. Created by Rob Corddry, Josh Perilo, and Jonathan Stern. Aired December 2, 2016. |
| Hunky Boys Go Ding-Dong | 2018 | Created by Todd Rohal and produced by PFFR. Aired on December 4, 2018. |
| Korgoth of Barbaria | 2006 | Created by Aaron Springer and produced by Cartoon Network Studios. Animation was directed by Genndy Tartakovsky of. It premiered June 4, 2006. Two more storyboards were ordered, but the series was not greenlit due to financial reasons. Aired as daylight saving time filler during Toonami. |
| Let's Fish | 2007 | Created by Mark Rivers. Starring Scott Adsit and Brendon Small. Pilot rejected by Adult Swim. |
| The Lewis Lectures | 2002 | Created by Merrill Markoe and produced by Soup2Nuts. Starring Jack Black as a Tony Robbins-esque dog. Pilot rejected by Cartoon Network in 2000 and was not picked up by Adult Swim. |
| Macbeth with Dinosaurs | 2021 | Pilot uploaded to the Adult Swim's YouTube channel on September 9, 2021. Aired on Adult Swim on February 1, 2023. |
| The Mark Lembeck Technique | 2016 | Live action comedy starring Jason Alexander. Aired December 2, 2016. |
| Mystery Cuddlers | 2024 | Created by Pendleton Ward and Jack Pendarvis. It aired on November 19, 2024 at 4:00 am. Pilot was uploaded to the Adult Swim's YouTube channel on the same day. |
| Neon Knome | 2008 | Created by Ben Jones and produced by PFFR. Moved to Cartoon Network due to Adult Swim executives thinking it was too "mind-blowingly cute" for the block and reworked into The Problem Solverz, with Cartoon Network Studios and Mirari Films producing the series. |
| Ole Bud's ANU Football Weekly | 2018 | Aired on October 22, 2018. |
| Paid Programming | 2009 | The pilot aired as a "special" unannounced on November 3, 2009, then re-aired every Tuesday-Thursday until December 3, 2009. It was not picked up for a full series, as confirmed when creator, H. Jon Benjamin, called it an "abject failure". |
| Penguins Behind Bars | 2003 | Created by Janet Perlman and produced by Hulascope Studio. Aired once on July 20, 2003 and rejected by Adult Swim; did not receive acknowledgement until it was uploaded onto the Adult Swim website. |
| Pibby | 2021 | Created by Dodge Greenley and produced by Cartoon Network Studios. Concept trailer uploaded to the Adult Swim YouTube channel on October 30, 2021. The trailer received widespread popularity online and the concept would be expanded on during Adult Swim's April Fools 2022 broadcast. On October 3, 2023, Greenley announced Pibby would not be moving forward as a series. On April 26, 2024, Dodge Greenley uploaded parts of a storyboard for a Pibby pilot to his website, providing fans a glimpse into what had been developed. The storyboard was removed from the website the following day. The full animatic of the pilot was leaked online on June 30, 2024. |
| The Pound Hole | 2015 | 15 minute short set to introduce the pilot on April 20, 2015. |
| Saddle Rash | 2002 | Created by Loren Bouchard and produced by FlickerLab. It was rejected by Adult Swim. |
| Snake 'n' Bacon | 2009 | The pilot first aired May 10, 2009. It was entered in a Burger King popularity contest to be aired in March and then re-evaluated for a series run, but was not successful. |
| Southies | 2011 | Animated comedy about a family in South Boston. Created by Carl W. Adams who worked on Dr. Katz, Home Movies, and Assy McGee. Pilot aired in Adult Swim's "DVR theater" on January 19, 2011. |
| Stiff | 2007 | Live-action special from Matt Maiellaro, it aired on Adult Swim on October 31, 2007. |
| That Crook'd 'Sipp | 2007 | Created by Nick Weidenfeld, Jacob Escobedo, and Mike Weiss and starring David Banner. Pilot aired on May 13, 2007. The show idea was scrapped and later produced into the hour-long special Freaknik: The Musical, which first aired on March 7, 2010. |
| Totally for Teens | 2011 | Pilot from Derrick Beckles and Sabrina Saccoccio, and executively produced by Vernon Chatman, and Ari Fishman from The Daily Show. Pilot aired in Adult Swim's "DVR theater" on January 20, 2011. |
| Trap Universe | 2018 | Created by JJ Villard, who created King Star King and later JJ Villard's Fairy Tales, and produced by Titmouse, Inc. for Adult Swim. Aired on May 13, 2018. |
| Übermansion | 2013 | Animated pilot by Zeb Wells and Matthew Senreich. Produced by Stoopid Buddy Stoodios and Stoop!d Monkey. The pilot was released online on July 22, 2013, as part of a vote to decide whether or not it will air on August 26. The pilot won and aired on television on August 26, 2013. Later picked up by online service Crackle and retitled SuperMansion. |
| Welcome to Eltingville | 2002 | Created by Evan Dorkin and produced by Cartoon Network Studios. An adaptation of Dorkin's Eisner Award-winning comic book Dork!. |
| Yenor | 2023 | Created by Matt Maiellaro. Aired on February 1, 2023. |
| Title | Originally aired | Description |
| The Adult Swim Golf Classic: Daly vs. Scott | 2016 | Aired April 8, 2016. Extended 72-minute version was available at Adult Swim's website. |
| Adult Swim Yule Log | 2022 | Aired on December 11, 2022. |
| Adult Swim Yule Log 2: Branching Out | 2024 | Aired on December 6, 2024. |
| Ambient Swim: Vintertog | 2023 | Aired on March 31, 2023. |
| Anime Talk Show | 2004 | Space Ghost interviews Meatwad from Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Sharko from Sealab 2021, and Early Cuyler from Squidbillies. It aired as a response to the pilot episode of Perfect Hair Forever, which unexpectedly preempted the Squidbillies pilot. |
| Bagboy | 2015 | Aired February 20, 2015. |
| Ballmastrz: Rubicon | 2023 | Aired on February 20, 2023. Sequel to Ballmastrz: 9009. |
| Beforel Orel: Trust | 2012 | Aired on November 18, 2012; announced after a Mary Shelley's Frankenhole marathon. Prequel to Moral Orel. |
| Brett Gelman’s Dinner in America | 2016 | Aired July 1, 2016. Final Brett Gelman special. |
| Bushworld Adventures | 2018 | 11-minute animated parody of Rick and Morty from Michael Cusack. Aired unannounced on April 1, 2018. |
| Christmas in December | 2009–10 | A Christmas infomercial parody, featuring a compilation of mini-infomercials marketing merchandise in the Adult Swim shop. |
| Dinner with Family with Brett Gelman and Brett Gelman's Family | 2015 | Aired February 20, 2015. |
| Dinner with Friends with Brett Gelman and Friends | 2014 | Live-action 30-minute special parodying Dinner for Five. Aired April 24, 2014. |
| Earth Ghost | 2011 | Aired on April 1, 2011, as part of an April Fools' Day prank. It is a version of the Lowe Country pilot that was released online in May 2007. In this version George Lowe is replaced by a poorly animated CGI Space Ghost along with all of the people that he interacted with replaced with poorly animated CGI stand-ins of themselves. |
| The Elephant | 2025 | Aired on December 19, 2025. |
| Freaknik: The Musical | 2010 | A 60-minute special starring T-Pain, Rick Ross, Lil' Wayne, Andy Samberg, and numerous other special guests. This was originally planned as a series titled That Crook'd 'Sipp, but the series plan was scrapped and changed into an hour-long special, which first aired March 7, 2010. |
| The Greatest Event in Television History | 2012–14 | Each episode aired periodically by itself as a series of specials. Creator Adam Scott confirmed that it has ended. |
| Harvey Birdman: Attorney General | 2018 | Aired on October 15, 2018. Sequel to Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law. |
| Infomercials | 2009–present | 15-minute American television comedy specials that lampoon the infomercial format as well as other graveyard slot programming. |
| Joe Pera Helps You Find the Perfect Christmas Tree | 2016 | Aired on December 9, 2016. |
| King Star King!/!/!/ | 2023 | Aired on February 13, 2023. Sequel to King Star King. |
| KRFT Punk's Political Party | 2019 | Aired on March 8, 2019. |
| Mother, May I Dance with Mary Jane's Fist? | 2018 | Forty-five minute special from Mary Elizabeth Ellis and Artemis Pebdani. Based on a play of the same name. Aired January 7, 2018, at midnight. |
| Metalocalypse: The Doom Star Requiem | 2013 | One-hour rock opera special from the Adult Swim series Metalocalypse. Aired on October 27, 2013. |
| Mr. Neighbor's House | 2016–18 | Created by Brian Huskey, Jason Mantzoukas, and Jesse Falcon. Parody of children's shows such as Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Two specials produced. |
| Scavengers | 2016 | Aired December 24, 2016. |
| Smalls | 2018–present | A series of shorts from a wide variety of creators. Various shorts, including May I Please Enter?, Shop: A Pop Opera, Wet City, Jamir at Home, and Jack Stauber's OPAL, have aired on TV as specials. Other shorts have been released exclusively to Adult Swim's website and/or Adult Swim's YouTube channel. |
| Scott Pilgrim vs. The Animation | 2010 | 5-minute animated short produced by Titmouse, Inc. made to promote Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Aired August 12, 2010, in two parts during commercial breaks. |
| Soft Focus | 2018—19 | Created by Jena Friedman. The first special aired on February 18, 2018, and the second aired on January 25, 2019. |
| Too Many Cooks | 2014 | Surreal dark comedy short created, written, and directed by Casper Kelly that became a viral video online. |
| Toonami: Countdown Supercut | 2018 | Special editing the Toonami: Countdown interstitials together into a full narrative. Aired April 7, 2018. |
| The Xtacles | 2008 | Spin-off special of Frisky Dingo. Only two episodes were produced. They both aired together on November 9, 2008. An animated short bridging the gap between the show and Frisky Dingo was produced as a special feature on the season 2 DVD of Frisky Dingo on January 6, 2009. |
| Young Person's Guide to History | 2008 | A two-part special from the creators of Saul of the Mole Men. |
| Title | Originally aired | Description |
| Akira | 2013 | 1988 animated film based on the manga series of the same name. Premiered December 7, 2013, on Toonami. |
| Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters | 2008 | An original Adult Swim feature film based on Aqua Teen Hunger Force, and was the first film adaptation of an Adult Swim series. It was released in theaters on April 13, 2007. The film made its official television debut on March 31, 2008, on Adult Swim. |
| Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm | 2023 | An original Adult Swim film. First released direct-to-video on November 8, 2022, and later Max on February 8, 2023. It later premiered on television on March 19, 2023. |
| Batman: Gotham Knight | 2020 | Premiered August 22, 2020, on Toonami. |
| Batman: Hush | 2022 | Premiered September 17, 2022, on Toonami. |
| Batman: Mask of the Phantasm | 2022 | Premiered September 17, 2022, on Toonami. |
| Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 1 | 2020 | Premiered August 15, 2020, on Toonami. |
| Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 2 | 2020 | Premiered August 22, 2020, on Toonami. |
| Batman: The Long Halloween | 2021 | Premiered October 23, 2021, on Toonami. Parts 1 and 2 aired together. |
| Batman: Under the Red Hood | 2021 | Premiered October 16, 2021, on Toonami. |
| Batman: Year One | 2020 | Premiered August 15, 2020, on Toonami. |
| Batman Ninja | 2021 | Premiered October 16, 2021, on Toonami. |
| Black Dynamite | 2012 | 2009 live-action film that inspired the Adult Swim animated series. Aired on September 2, 2012. |
| Blade Runner 2049 | 2021 | 2017 live-action blockbuster film and sequel to the 1982 Blade Runner film. Aired November 26, 2021, on Toonami's special Friday night broadcast. |
| Bleach: Memories of Nobody | 2009 | Aired on September 5, 2009. |
| Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion | 2009 | Aired on December 5, 2009. First anime film to air on Adult Swim in high definition. |
| Children Who Chase Lost Voices | 2016 | 2011 animated film directed by Makoto Shinkai. Premiered November 5, 2016, on Toonami. |
| Cowboy Bebop: The Movie | 2005 | Premiered September 3, 2005. A theatrical Cowboy Bebop movie based on the TV show. Also known as Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door. |
| Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan | 2014 | 1993 animated film based on the Dragon Ball Z anime series. Premiered December 21, 2014, on Toonami. |
| Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge | 2014 | 1991 animated film based on the Dragon Ball Z anime series. Premiered May 24, 2014, on Toonami. |
| Escaflowne: The Movie | 2005 | Premiered September 10, 2005. |
| Evangelion 1.11 You Are (Not) Alone | 2013 | 2007 animated film remake of the Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series. Premiered March 17, 2013. The first film broadcast on Toonami since its revival in 2012; Funimation dub. |
| Evangelion 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance | 2013 | 2009 animated film remake of the Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series. Sequel to Evangelion 1.11. Premiered August 31, 2013, on Toonami; Funimation dub. |
| Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa | 2013 | 2005 animated film sequel of the original 2003 Fullmetal Alchemist anime series. Premiered December 21, 2013, on Toonami. |
| Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos | 2014 | 2011 animated film based on the Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood anime series. Premiered December 14, 2014, on Toonami. |
| G.I. Joe: Resolute | 2009 | A feature film version of the shorts that aired on April 25, 2009. |
| Injustice | 2023 | Premiered February 19, 2023, on Toonami. |
| Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time | 2005 | Premiered May 21, 2005. The first theatrical Inuyasha movie. Also known as Inuyasha: The Love that Transcends Time. |
| Inuyasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass | 2005 | Premiered August 28, 2005. |
| Inuyasha the Movie: Swords of an Honorable Ruler | 2006 | Premiered August 12, 2006. |
| Inuyasha the Movie: Fire on the Mystic Island | 2006 | Premiered December 23, 2006. |
| Justice League: The New Frontier | 2020 | Premiered December 19, 2020, on Toonami. |
| Justice League vs. the Fatal Five | 2023 | Premiered February 26, 2023, on Toonami. |
| Metropolis | 2005 | Premiered May 14, 2005. Theatrical film based on the manga by Osamu Tezuka and the 1927 film of the same name. |
| Mind Game | 2018 | 2004 animated film written and directed by Masaaki Yuasa. Premiered April 1, 2018. Presented in its original Japanese language audio with English subtitles on Toonami as part of an April Fools' stunt. |
| Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack | 2003 | Premiered January 4, 2003. Theatrical film based on the Mobile Suit Gundam series. The last program aired on Adult Swim Action's Saturday schedule before it was renewed in 2004. |
| Read or Die | 2004 | Three-episode OVA prequel to the Read or Die series that premiered on October 23, 2004. Aired as a single feature with credits at the end. |
| Summer Wars | 2013 | 2009 animated film by director Mamoru Hosoda. Premiered December 14, 2013, on Toonami. |
| The Animatrix | 2004, 2021 | Premiered April 17, 2004. Series of Japanese and American animated shorts based on The Matrix films. Premiered December 18, 2021, on Toonami to promote The Matrix Resurrections. |
| The Room | 2009 | First aired on April 1, 2009, as part of an April Fools' Day prank. In 2010 it aired again on April Fools' Day; featuring Space Ghost interviewing Tommy Wiseau in the same format as Space Ghost Coast to Coast as bumps. The movie aired again on April 1, 2011, for the third year in a row. On April 1, 2012, part of the opening was aired, before cutting to T.O.M. from Toonami, opening an announced night of the block. |
| Trigun: Badlands Rumble | 2013 | 2010 animated film set in the same universe as the 1998 Trigun anime series. Premiered December 28, 2013, on Toonami. |
| Wonder Woman: Bloodlines | 2020 | Premiered December 19, 2020, on Toonami. |